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Criminology and Criminal Analysis

Code: 106682
Credits: 6
2026/2027
Degree programme Type Course
Prevention and Integral Safety and Security OB 3

Contact lecturer

Name :
Sergio Mora Montserrat
Email :
sergio.mora@uab.cat

Teaching staff

Sergio Mora Montserrat
Christian Díaz-Santos Guiu
Rocío Pina Ríos

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

This subject doesn't have any pre-requirements.

Objectives

The main goals of the subject assume some of the primary objectives of the degree, such as knowing the psychological basis of criminology and introducing the lexicon of the Criminal and Forensic Psychology.
 
Specifically, students will have to understand the psychological processes and personality factors related to the criminological study from a psychological point of view. Students will learn the the most important psychological processes and personality factors, in order to understand the criminal behaviour.

Learning outcomes

  1. Identify the resources necessary for managing security, the environment, quality and social corporate responsibility.
  2. Use the capacity for analysis and synthesis to solve problems.
  3. Respond to problems applying knowledge to practice.
  4. Identify, manage and resolve conflicts.
  5. Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
  6. Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
  7. Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
  8. Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  9. Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
  10. Critically analyse the principles, values and procedures that govern professional practice.
  11. Draw up management proposals for prevention and security in an organisation.
  12. Analyse the preventative interventions in matters of security, environment, quality and social corporate responsibility and identify the inherent risk factors.
  13. Know how to communicate and transmit ideas and result efficiently in a professional and non-expert environment, both orally and in writing.
  14. Evaluate how gender stereotypes and roles affect professional practice.
  15. Identify the infrastructure, technology and resources necessary to respond to operations in prevention and integral security.
  16. Show respect for diversity and the plurality of ideas, people and situations.
  17. Weigh up the risks and benefits of both your own proposals for improvement and those of others.
  18. Identify the social, economic and environmental implications of the academic and professional activities in the field of self-knowledge.

Contents

This subject has a specific manual with four teaching units. 

 

Criminology Block

 

Lesson 1 

- Introduction to criminological theories

- Introduction to criminological theories 2

- Basis of the crime study

- History of criminology

- Criminological theories I

- Influence of the group on crime

- Classical criminological theories and School of Chigago

 

Lesson 2 

- Criminological theories II

- Integrative criminological theories

- Criminological theories of the 90s

 

Criminal Analysis Block:

 

Lesson 3

- Introduction to criminology and forensic science

- History of criminology and criminal profiling

- Criminal analysis of criminal behavior

- Basis of criminal motivation

 

Lesson 4 

- Basis of personality

- Psychology applied to crime investigation

- Preventive analysis of criminality

- Predicting the risk of criminal behavior

Learning activities and methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
On-line Lecture 4 0.16
Writing Reports 50 2
Test 2 0.08
Estudi personal: treball personal de consolidació de coneixements, lectures programades, etc. 94 3.76
The subject is mainly developed in the Spanish language.
 
Due to the fact that the modality of the class is Online, with the aim of achieving learning objectives described in this Guide we have developed a methodology that combine the individual study from the Manual, and the readings that will be presented in each topic, besides some documentaries.
 
Each topic will have a forum of doubts. We will also work with practical cases and discussions. It should be noted that due to the Online model, students must prepare the materials autonomously (documents, readings, videos, etc.)
 
It is important to mention that the main objective of the video classes is to solve the doubts related to the course, therefore it is essential to prepare the topics before each session. 
 
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title Weight Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Group Paper 25% 0 0 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Test 50% 0 0 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Writing Paper 1 12,5% 0 0 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Writing Paper 2 12,5% 0 0 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

There will be 2 individual assignments and 1 group assignment that constitute 50% of the continuous assessment grade.

The remaining 50% corresponds to the theoretical exam.

The exam is averaged with the continuous assessment regardless of the grade obtained as long as it exceeds 3.5.

The total weighted average must be 5 points or higher to pass.


SINGLE EVALUATION

Students who opt for the single evaluation will take a final synthesis test of all the content of the course (100%).

The date for this test and the delivery of the work of the subject will be the same scheduled in the timetable for the last continuous evaluation exam.

The same recovery system will be applied as for the continuous evaluation.


EVALUATION OF THE STUDENTS IN SECOND OR MORE SUMMONS

Students who repeat the course will have to take the scheduled tests and exams and hand in the course work on the dates indicated in the Moodle classroom.


SECOND CHANCE EXAMINATION

The student who does not pass the course, who does not reach 5 (total) out of 10, according to the criteria established in the two previous sections may take a final exam provided that the student has been evaluated in a set of activities, the weight of which is equivalent to a minimum of two thirds of the total grade of the course. If the student has not been evaluated of these two thirds because he/she has not taken the tests, he/she will obtain a grade of Not Presented, without the possibility of taking the final exam.

In this exam the whole of the contents of the subject that have not been passed in the continuous evaluation will be re-evaluated.

In the case of passing the final exam, the course will be approved with a maximum of 5, regardless of the grade obtained in the exam.


CHANGEOFDATE OF A TEST OR EXAMINATION

Students who need to change an evaluation date must submit the request by filling out the document that can be found in the EPSI Tutoring Moodle space.

Once the document has been filled in, it must be sent to the professor of the subject and to the coordination of the Degree.


REVIEW

At the time of each evaluation activity, the faculty will inform the students of the grade review mechanisms.

For single evaluation students, the review process will be the same.


OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Without prejudice to other disciplinary measures deemed appropriate, and in accordance with current academic regulations, \"in the event that the student performs any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade of an act of evaluation, this act of evaluation will be graded with a 0, regardless of the disciplinary process that may be instigated. in the event that several irregularities occur in the acts of evaluation of the same subject, the final grade of this subject will be 0 \".

If during the correction there are indications that an activity or work has been done with answers assisted by artificial intelligence, the teacher may supplement the activity with a personal interview to corroborate the authorship of the text.

If there are unforeseen circumstances that prevent the normal development of the course, the teacher may modify both the methodology and the evaluation of the course.

Use of IA

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not permitted at any stage. Any work that includes AI-generated content will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or total penalty in the activity's grade, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.

Bibliography

The compulsory bibliography will be available on the Campus, having a specific manual

Software

Moodle System

Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching Group Language Semester Shift
(TE) Theory 1 Spanish first semester afternoon